LFC 11: Wysote vs Reiter PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garth Dump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Moreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dump
vs
Moreland

171 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garth Dump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Moreland!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dump.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreland.
Dump shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moreland but Moreland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moreland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moreland scores with a jab to the head.
Dump takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moreland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dump on the side of the head.
Moreland works over Dump's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moreland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moreland lands a slapping body shot.
Dump looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dump on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moreland misses with a wild body shot.
Moreland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dump gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moreland.
Moreland thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreland displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Garth Dump has been cut.
Dump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreland throws a chopping leg kick but Dump manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Moreland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moreland.
Moreland throws a one two combo.

Dump is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreland steps in with a hook that catches Dump right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Moreland follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dump looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Moreland!
A very excited looking William Moreland made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Wiatrzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gator Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gator Bait will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wiatrzyk
vs
Bait

179 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Wiatrzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gator Bait!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiatrzyk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wiatrzyk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bait stopping the sweep attempt from Wiatrzyk.
Bait trying to control but Wiatrzyk is working from the bottom.
Bait prevents Wiatrzyk from getting back to his feet.
Bait trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wiatrzyk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bait is controlling him.
Bait missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wiatrzyk pulls Bait in close to prevent any damage.

Wiatrzyk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait wants to pass the guard but Wiatrzyk is keeping the position.
Bait trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiatrzyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bait is stalling in the full guard.
Wiatrzyk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wiatrzyk tries to get out of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bait's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bait trying to control but Wiatrzyk is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bait accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait trying to control but Wiatrzyk is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gator Bait hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wiatrzyk is looking to clinch but Bait is avoiding it.

Wiatrzyk shoots in and bounces Bait off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wiatrzyk trying to control but Bait is working from the bottom.
Wiatrzyk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bait is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiatrzyk trying to control but Bait is working from the bottom.
Wiatrzyk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bait is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wiatrzyk preventing the sweep.

Mack Wiatrzyk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wiatrzyk has his takedown stuffed

and Bait counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wiatrzyk won't be happy with that.
Bait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiatrzyk keeps working.
Bait remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bait fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bait laying and praying for a moment but Wiatrzyk takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wiatrzyk trying to hold on to Bait's head to control him but Bait postures up.
Wiatrzyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bait looks for the body kick but Wiatrzyk saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bait shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bait is keen to just control but Wiatrzyk is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gator Bait dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bait throws a leg kick but Wiatrzyk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bait takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bait takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bait misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wiatrzyk tries to clinch
and Bait makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bait scores with a three punch combo!

Bait dives in and scores a takedown into Wiatrzyk's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bait passes Wiatrzyk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wiatrzyk gets back to full guard.
Bait trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiatrzyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiatrzyk is retaining full guard.
Bait controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wiatrzyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bait is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bait is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gator Bait was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bait throws a sloppy head kick and Wiatrzyk moves out of range easily.
Wiatrzyk fails with the takedown

and Bait counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wiatrzyk!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiatrzyk tries to improve position but can't.
Bait trying to control the position but Wiatrzyk is working away.
Wiatrzyk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bait.
Wiatrzyk is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiatrzyk bucks up and tries to throw Bait off but instead Bait has got his back!
Bait lands punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bait keeps control of the position as Wiatrzyk tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bait. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bait is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Wiatrzyk up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bait controlling the positon.
Bait landing with strikes.
Bait is working the ground and pound. Can Wiatrzyk escape?

Wiatrzyk is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiatrzyk prevents Bait from getting a body triangle.

Bait working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bait lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Wiatrzyk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bait struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wiatrzyk can't escape the position.
Bait trying to control momentarily.
Bait lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wiatrzyk hold on?!
Bait throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wiatrzyk wants to get back to his feet.
Bait lands with a hammerfist to the side of Wiatrzyk's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bait tightening his grip on Wiatrzyk, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Wiatrzyk's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gator Bait showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wiatrzyk gets a double leg takedown into Bait's guard.
Gator Bait has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bait is controlling Wiatrzyk's posture.
Wiatrzyk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bait controlling Wiatrzyk's posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bait scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Mack Wiatrzyk has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiatrzyk tries to clinch but Bait is having none of it.
Bait throws a sloppy head kick and Wiatrzyk moves out of range easily.
Wiatrzyk goes for a double leg but Bait avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bait continues to drive forward.

Wiatrzyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bait tries to clinch but Wiatrzyk is having none of it.
Wiatrzyk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bait counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiatrzyk tries to clinch but Bait is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiatrzyk blocks the body kick.
Mack Wiatrzyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiatrzyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bait lands a body shot.
Wiatrzyk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bait has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bait takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bait fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiatrzyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wiatrzyk looks for a takedown but Bait sprawls well.
Wiatrzyk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bait.
Bait is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bait sizes up Wiatrzyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bait lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gator Bait seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bait throws a combination. Wiatrzyk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Wiatrzyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bait wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wiatrzyk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bait closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wiatrzyk! Bait dives in looking to finish! Wiatrzyk is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gator Bait!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Sucks- ADTR. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jones
vs
Barcos

190 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Barcos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barcos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barcos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barcos is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barcos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Barcos is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barcos works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barcos.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Barcos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barcos working some strikes from top position.
Barcos stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barcos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barcos.
Barcos throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barcos's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Barcos pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Barcos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Barcos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barcos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Barcos is working from the bottom.
Barcos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barcos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barcos throws a couple of heel strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barcos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barcos striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Barcos working a defensive guard here.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barcos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barcos working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nicolas Barcos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Barcos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Barcos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barcos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Barcos in his half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Barcos has control of the leg.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barcos.
Barcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barcos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Barcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barcos stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barcos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones has momentary wrist control but Barcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Barcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barcos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Barcos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barcos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Barcos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barcos stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barcos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barcos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barcos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barcos distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Barcos chips away with some ground and pound.
Barcos scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barcos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Barcos postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barcos works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Nicolas Barcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barcos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barcos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barcos scoring with some ground and pound.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barcos working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barcos lands a nice short elbow.
Jones has hold of Barcos's hands but Barcos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barcos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barcos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barcos drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Barcos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos lands a couple of digs.
Barcos throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barcos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barcos distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barcos works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Barcos is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Barcos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Barcos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barcos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barcos gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Barcos loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jones hold on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barcos scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Barcos has Jones flattened out and is raining down punches.
Barcos punches Jones on the ear.
Barcos lands punches and elbows.
Barcos is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jones. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Jones takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Barcos lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Jones tries to escape but Barcos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Barcos!
Barcos has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barcos punishes Jones with strikes from the back mount.
Barcos landing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Barcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barcos.
Barcos fails to land the takedown.
Barcos with a poor takedown

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jay Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos.
Barcos goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barcos shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones looks for a takedown but Barcos sprawls well.
Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Barcos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barcos tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barcos to the ground. Barcos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barcos leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barcos darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Barcos into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Barcos's takedown attempt.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Barcos regains guard immediately.
Barcos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barcos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones is looking to stand up but Barcos won't let him.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Barcos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barcos trying to strike off his back.
Barcos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barcos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Barcos striking from the bottom.
Barcos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Barcos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barcos dives on top into guard.
Barcos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barcos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barcos chips away with some ground and pound.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barcos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barcos lands a couple of digs.
Barcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barcos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barcos with a nice head shot there.
Barcos chips away with some ground and pound.
Barcos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barcos chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barcos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barcos works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Barcos landing some decent shots from guard.
Barcos is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barcos works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Barcos stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barcos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jay Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Barcos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barcos controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Barcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barcos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Barcos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jensen
vs
Clay

190 cm
20
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Elite Canadian Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Clay!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jensen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Brett Clay has been cut.

Jensen lands a big head kick that sends Clay tumbling to the mat! Jensen takes a step backwards and waves Clay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jensen.
Jensen feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Clay collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Levi Jensen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Badenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Badenov
vs
Jones

182 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Badenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badenov dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Badenov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Badenov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Badenov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones looks winded!
Badenov wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Badenov controlling from the top position.

Badenov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Badenov has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Boris Badenov just wasn't active enough.

Badenov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Badenov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boris Badenov wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Badenov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Badenov pushes his legs off easily.
Badenov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badenov lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Jones falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boris Badenov!
Boris Badenov thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gaudinot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Gaudinot is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gaudinot
vs
Leblanc

170 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Elite Canadian Threads

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Gaudinot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Leblanc!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gaudinot closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Leblanc looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Leblanc looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gaudinot pushes past his half guard into mount!
Gaudinot controlling his opponent.
Gaudinot cracks Leblanc with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Leblanc is just holding on here. Gaudinot manages to take his back.
Leblanc rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Gaudinot is trying to work for a kimura but Leblanc is defending well.
Leblanc is looking for a sweep. Gaudinot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leblanc is trying to control but can't.

Leblanc looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leblanc wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gaudinot jumps into side control!
Leblanc is looking to reverse the position.
Gaudinot is looking to take a break and control but Leblanc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaudinot passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Leblanc!
Gaudinot landing punches.
Leblanc is bucking up trying to escape but Gaudinot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gaudinot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gaudinot breaks from Leblanc's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leblanc wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaudinot avoiding Leblanc 's attempts to control his hands.
Leblanc can't escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Leblanc tries to roll but Gaudinot sticks to his back.
Gaudinot is landing with strikes. Leblanc can't take much more of this.

Gaudinot working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Leblanc is doing well to defend. Gaudinot seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Leblanc is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Louis Gaudinot!